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Steve Whitmire
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1958) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known For
Labyrinth
as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
The Dark Crystal
as Scientist (voice)
The Muppets
as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
The Muppet Movie
as Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Muppets from Space
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
